Percentage of first-time full-time bachelor's degree-seeking students at 4-year institutions who completed a bachelor's degree, by race/ethnicity, time to completion, sex, and control of institution: Selected cohort entry years, 1996 through 2005

Time to completion, sex, control ofinstitution, and cohort entry year

Total

White

Black

His-panic

Asian/Pacific Islander

AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative

Two ormore races

Nonresi-dent alien

Total

Asian

PacificIslander

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Completing within 4 years after start, males and females

All 4-year institutions

1996 starting cohort

33.7

36.3

19.5

22.8

37.5

—

—

18.8

—

41.7

2000 starting cohort

36.1

38.9

21.3

25.9

41.0

—

—

21.0

—

41.9

2002 starting cohort

36.4

39.3

20.4

26.4

42.8

—

—

20.5

—

38.7

2003 starting cohort

36.7

40.0

19.9

26.5

43.8

—

—

20.4

—

37.3

2004 starting cohort

37.9

41.1

20.4

27.9

45.0

—

—

21.8

—

43.7

2005 starting cohort

38.6

41.9

20.8

28.6

45.1

45.5

22.7

22.5

44.1

44.0

Public institutions

1996 starting cohort

26.0

28.3

15.0

15.8

28.5

—

—

14.5

—

30.9

2000 starting cohort

29.0

31.4

17.9

18.9

33.7

—

—

16.4

—

32.7

2002 starting cohort

29.9

32.3

16.9

20.1

35.8

—

—

16.0

—

33.4

2003 starting cohort

30.7

33.4

16.5

20.6

37.5

—

—

17.0

—

33.7

2004 starting cohort

31.3

34.2

16.4

21.5

37.9

—

—

17.2

—

34.4

2005 starting cohort

32.0

35.2

16.6

22.5

38.8

39.1

16.9

17.9

28.8

33.5

Nonprofit institutions

1996 starting cohort

48.6

51.3

29.3

39.9

57.9

—

—

33.7

—

50.4

2000 starting cohort

50.3

53.5

28.2

42.9

58.8

—

—

36.0

—

50.3

2002 starting cohort

51.0

54.0

29.4

44.1

61.0

—

—

36.6

—

54.8

2003 starting cohort

51.5

54.6

29.7

43.9

61.4

—

—

34.3

—

55.1

2004 starting cohort

52.4

55.3

30.5

46.1

62.8

—

—

39.0

—

57.4

2005 starting cohort

51.9

55.0

29.1

44.9

62.0

62.5

35.1

35.1

59.7

57.3

For-profit institutions

1996 starting cohort

21.8

26.3

14.8

20.1

24.6

—

—

16.5

—

33.8

2000 starting cohort

25.7

30.3

22.5

27.4

42.7

—

—

28.0

—

36.5

2002 starting cohort

14.2

17.5

10.0

19.1

29.4

—

—

11.2

—

3.4

2003 starting cohort

12.7

16.0

8.9

17.9

24.1

—

—

6.8

—

3.6

2004 starting cohort

20.4

27.0

13.2

20.6

31.5

—

—

9.3

—

10.5

2005 starting cohort

35.7

39.3

28.3

27.9

41.1

43.3

20.0

33.8

24.4

15.4

Completing within 4 years after start, males

All 4-year institutions

1996 starting cohort

28.5

30.6

13.9

19.0

32.2

—

—

15.1

—

38.6

2000 starting cohort

31.1

33.4

15.5

21.8

35.7

—

—

17.1

—

39.3

2002 starting cohort

31.3

33.8

14.7

21.8

37.4

—

—

17.2

—

36.6

2003 starting cohort

31.9

34.6

14.6

22.3

38.9

—

—

17.5

—

36.1

2004 starting cohort

32.9

35.6

15.0

23.2

39.9

—

—

18.9

—

39.7

2005 starting cohort

34.1

36.6

16.3

24.8

40.0

40.3

20.8

20.1

40.1

40.2

Public institutions

1996 starting cohort

20.8

22.6

9.9

12.5

23.4

—

—

10.9

—

28.6

2000 starting cohort

23.6

25.5

11.7

14.5

27.8

—

—

11.9

—

30.2

2002 starting cohort

24.5

26.6

11.0

15.8

30.4

—

—

12.7

—

30.3

2003 starting cohort

25.6

27.8

10.9

16.4

32.5

—

—

14.1

—

30.6

2004 starting cohort

26.1

28.4

11.2

16.9

32.8

—

—

14.5

—

30.1

2005 starting cohort

27.1

29.7

11.5

18.4

33.5

33.8

14.0

15.0

26.5

29.9

Nonprofit institutions

1996 starting cohort

43.6

46.2

22.1

35.0

53.5

—

—

28.9

—

47.0

2000 starting cohort

46.0

48.9

22.3

38.2

56.1

—

—

33.2

—

48.0

2002 starting cohort

46.3

49.1

22.9

38.8

57.6

—

—

32.1

—

50.6

2003 starting cohort

46.9

49.7

23.1

39.8

58.4

—

—

30.6

—

51.1

2004 starting cohort

47.7

50.5

23.2

41.1

59.1

—

—

35.4

—

53.2

2005 starting cohort

47.2

50.2

22.5

40.4

58.4

58.9

29.9

30.7

55.5

52.6

For-profit institutions

1996 starting cohort

22.3

25.5

16.1

23.0

27.7

—

—

25.6

—

33.1

2000 starting cohort

30.1

34.3

23.7

30.9

44.5

—

—

28.7

—

36.7

2002 starting cohort

17.0

20.9

11.8

20.1

33.3

—

—

17.6

—

4.0

2003 starting cohort

15.3

18.9

10.6

19.4

27.0

—

—

9.4

—

4.8

2004 starting cohort

23.3

30.2

14.8

21.6

36.6

—

—

12.3

—

10.7

2005 starting cohort

42.5

45.2

36.5

32.8

43.0

44.1

31.0

47.9

24.4

16.7

Completing within 4 years after start, females

All 4-year institutions

1996 starting cohort

38.0

41.1

23.2

25.8

42.2

—

—

21.7

—

45.8

2000 starting cohort

40.2

43.5

25.2

29.0

45.7

—

—

24.0

—

45.3

2002 starting cohort

40.5

43.9

24.3

29.9

47.4

—

—

23.0

—

41.0

2003 starting cohort

40.6

44.4

23.6

29.5

48.0

—

—

22.5

—

38.4

2004 starting cohort

42.1

45.8

24.1

31.3

49.4

—

—

23.9

—

48.1

2005 starting cohort

42.3

46.3

23.9

31.4

49.6

50.1

24.2

24.4

47.3

48.4

Public institutions

1996 starting cohort

30.3

33.3

18.3

18.4

33.2

—

—

17.3

—

34.1

2000 starting cohort

33.5

36.3

22.0

22.2

39.1

—

—

19.9

—

36.2

2002 starting cohort

34.3

37.2

20.9

23.4

40.8

—

—

18.5

—

37.0

2003 starting cohort

34.9

38.2

20.2

23.8

42.0

—

—

19.2

—

37.1

2004 starting cohort

35.7

39.2

19.8

24.9

42.6

—

—

19.3

—

39.6

2005 starting cohort

36.2

40.0

20.0

25.5

43.5

43.9

19.0

20.2

30.8

37.7

Nonprofit institutions

1996 starting cohort

52.6

55.5

34.2

43.5

61.6

—

—

37.5

—

54.4

2000 starting cohort

53.7

57.3

32.3

46.2

60.9

—

—

38.1

—

53.2

2002 starting cohort

54.7

57.8

34.0

47.8

63.6

—

—

39.9

—

59.2

2003 starting cohort

55.1

58.4

34.3

46.6

63.6

—

—

36.9

—

59.5

2004 starting cohort

56.2

59.1

35.8

49.5

65.6

—

—

41.5

—

61.9

2005 starting cohort

55.6

58.9

33.9

47.9

64.7

65.2

38.6

38.4

62.9

62.6

For-profit institutions

1996 starting cohort

21.1

27.5

13.7

16.1

20.3

—

—

9.6

—

34.6

2000 starting cohort

20.7

24.5

21.4

23.1

39.3

—

—

27.2

—

36.3

2002 starting cohort

11.6

14.0

8.7

18.1

23.9

—

—

6.0

—

3.1

2003 starting cohort

10.6

13.6

7.9

16.6

21.2

—

—

5.2

—

2.9

2004 starting cohort

17.7

23.6

12.2

19.7

25.3

—

—

7.2

—

10.4

2005 starting cohort

28.2

31.8

21.6

23.1

38.1

42.0

5.9

21.6

24.5

14.4

Completing within 5 years after start, males and females

All 4-year institutions

1996 starting cohort

50.2

53.3

33.3

38.9

56.4

—

—

33.3

—

54.3

2000 starting cohort

52.6

55.7

36.0

42.4

60.1

—

—

35.1

—

55.2

2002 starting cohort

52.3

55.7

34.3

42.5

61.0

—

—

33.8

—

50.6

2003 starting cohort

52.8

56.6

33.8

42.7

62.0

—

—

33.4

—

49.5

2004 starting cohort

53.9

57.5

34.2

44.0

62.9

—

—

34.7

—

57.2

2005 starting cohort

54.3

58.0

34.7

44.7

63.1

63.5

40.8

35.3

58.6

58.0

Public institutions

1996 starting cohort

45.9

49.0

30.5

34.1

51.3

—

—

30.0

—

46.5

2000 starting cohort

49.1

51.9

34.6

38.0

56.8

—

—

31.9

—

49.8

2002 starting cohort

49.2

52.2

32.9

38.8

57.7

—

—

30.8

—

50.4

2003 starting cohort

50.2

53.5

32.3

39.4

59.0

—

—

31.6

—

51.2

2004 starting cohort

50.6

54.0

32.0

40.2

59.3

—

—

31.7

—

51.9

2005 starting cohort

51.1

54.7

32.4

41.3

59.9

60.2

38.9

32.5

47.8

51.3

Nonprofit institutions

1996 starting cohort

59.2

61.8

40.2

51.4

68.7

—

—

45.2

—

60.4

2000 starting cohort

60.8

63.8

39.9

55.1

70.0

—

—

46.9

—

60.4

2002 starting cohort

61.3

64.2

40.2

55.7

71.1

—

—

46.7

—

64.7

2003 starting cohort

62.1

65.1

41.1

56.0

71.9

—

—

44.3

—

65.4

2004 starting cohort

62.9

65.6

41.7

57.7

73.1

—

—

47.9

—

67.8

2005 starting cohort

62.3

65.3

40.4

56.4

72.8

73.2

49.4

43.9

71.3

67.8

For-profit institutions

1996 starting cohort

25.4

30.1

17.8

23.1

27.3

—

—

19.8

—

51.6

2000 starting cohort

30.0

34.8

28.0

31.3

45.1

—

—

29.4

—

44.0

2002 starting cohort

17.2

20.7

12.5

22.7

32.0

—

—

12.6

—

6.0

2003 starting cohort

17.7

21.4

13.8

22.7

28.7

—

—

9.8

—

7.9

2004 starting cohort

25.8

32.6

19.0

25.7

36.5

—

—

15.5

—

17.6

2005 starting cohort

39.8

43.7

32.0

33.3

46.3

48.3

27.1

37.2

27.1

24.1

Completing within 5 years after start, males

All 4-year institutions

1996 starting cohort

46.2

49.2

27.0

34.4

51.8

—

—

31.2

—

51.5

2000 starting cohort

49.0

52.0

29.9

37.8

56.5

—

—

31.6

—

53.0

2002 starting cohort

48.7

52.1

28.2

37.5

57.4

—

—

30.9

—

49.3

2003 starting cohort

49.6

53.3

28.3

38.4

58.5

—

—

30.8

—

48.8

2004 starting cohort

50.5

54.0

28.6

39.2

59.3

—

—

31.9

—

53.5

2005 starting cohort

51.3

54.8

29.9

41.1

59.4

59.7

39.5

34.2

55.5

54.2

Public institutions

1996 starting cohort

41.6

44.6

24.0

29.4

46.4

—

—

27.7

—

44.1

2000 starting cohort

44.8

47.6

27.4

32.6

52.1

—

—

27.7

—

47.2

2002 starting cohort

45.3

48.3

26.0

33.7

53.7

—

—

27.5

—

47.0

2003 starting cohort

46.6

49.9

26.3

34.6

55.1

—

—

28.6

—

48.0

2004 starting cohort

46.8

50.2

26.0

35.1

55.3

—

—

28.6

—

47.2

2005 starting cohort

47.8

51.3

26.7

37.1

56.0

56.3

36.9

31.2

44.9

46.9

Nonprofit institutions

1996 starting cohort

55.8

58.5

34.0

47.4

65.9

—

—

42.9

—

57.7

2000 starting cohort

58.5

61.3

35.1

51.7

69.9

—

—

45.9

—

58.9

2002 starting cohort

58.5

61.5

34.7

51.4

70.0

—

—

44.0

—

61.9

2003 starting cohort

59.3

62.3

35.0

53.1

70.6

—

—

41.5

—

62.1

2004 starting cohort

60.0

62.8

35.5

53.9

71.1

—

—

45.9

—

64.4

2005 starting cohort

59.2

62.2

34.6

53.2

70.2

70.7

45.2

40.3

69.1

63.8

For-profit institutions

1996 starting cohort

25.6

29.2

18.1

25.4

29.9

—

—

30.8

—

51.0

2000 starting cohort

33.6

38.1

27.6

34.4

46.4

—

—

28.7

—

43.1

2002 starting cohort

19.9

24.1

14.3

23.6

35.4

—

—

18.5

—

6.3

2003 starting cohort

20.0

24.1

14.5

23.4

30.7

—

—

13.3

—

7.8

2004 starting cohort

27.6

34.8

18.9

26.0

41.5

—

—

15.1

—

16.8

2005 starting cohort

45.9

49.0

39.4

37.0

47.6

48.4

39.1

51.2

27.7

24.9

Completing within 5 years after start, females

All 4-year institutions

1996 starting cohort

53.6

56.8

37.5

42.4

60.5

—

—

34.9

—

57.9

2000 starting cohort

55.6

58.8

40.2

45.9

63.4

—

—

37.8

—

58.0

2002 starting cohort

55.2

58.6

38.4

46.2

64.1

—

—

36.0

—

52.0

2003 starting cohort

55.4

59.4

37.6

45.8

64.9

—

—

35.3

—

50.1

2004 starting cohort

56.8

60.5

38.1

47.5

66.0

—

—

36.8

—

61.3

2005 starting cohort

56.8

60.8

38.0

47.4

66.4

66.9

41.8

36.1

61.2

62.4

Public institutions

1996 starting cohort

49.5

52.7

34.8

37.8

56.0

—

—

31.8

—

50.0

2000 starting cohort

52.7

55.5

39.3

42.1

61.0

—

—

35.1

—

53.5

2002 starting cohort

52.5

55.4

37.6

42.6

61.5

—

—

33.2

—

54.4

2003 starting cohort

53.2

56.6

36.4

43.1

62.5

—

—

33.8

—

54.8

2004 starting cohort

53.7

57.3

35.9

44.0

62.9

—

—

34.0

—

57.5

2005 starting cohort

53.9

57.7

36.1

44.4

63.3

63.7

40.4

33.5

50.3

56.5

Nonprofit institutions

1996 starting cohort

61.8

64.5

44.5

54.3

71.0

—

—

47.0

—

63.7

2000 starting cohort

62.7

65.8

43.2

57.4

70.0

—

—

47.7

—

62.3

2002 starting cohort

63.5

66.4

44.0

58.7

71.9

—

—

48.6

—

67.7

2003 starting cohort

64.4

67.3

45.4

57.9

72.9

—

—

46.3

—

69.1

2004 starting cohort

65.2

67.8

46.2

60.3

74.6

—

—

49.2

—

71.5

2005 starting cohort

64.8

67.7

44.6

58.6

74.7

75.2

52.3

46.6

72.9

72.3

For-profit institutions

1996 starting cohort

25.1

31.4

17.6

20.0

23.7

—

—

11.5

—

52.2

2000 starting cohort

25.9

30.0

28.4

27.5

42.6

—

—

30.4

—

45.1

2002 starting cohort

14.7

17.3

11.2

21.7

27.1

—

—

8.0

—

5.8

2003 starting cohort

15.9

19.1

13.4

22.1

26.7

—

—

7.6

—

8.0

2004 starting cohort

24.1

30.3

19.1

25.4

30.5

—

—

15.8

—

18.2

2005 starting cohort

32.9

36.8

26.1

29.7

44.3

48.3

11.8

24.9

26.5

23.5

Completing within 6 years after start, males and females

All 4-year institutions

1996 starting cohort

55.4

58.1

38.9

45.7

63.4

—

—

38.0

—

58.0

2000 starting cohort

57.5

60.2

42.1

49.1

66.7

—

—

40.2

—

59.6

2002 starting cohort

57.2

60.2

40.1

48.9

67.1

—

—

38.3

—

55.3

2003 starting cohort

57.4

60.8

39.1

48.7

68.0

—

—

38.3

—

53.3

2004 starting cohort

58.3

61.5

39.5

50.1

68.7

—

—

39.4

—

61.5

2005 starting cohort1

58.8

62.1

39.9

51.0

69.2

69.6

48.5

39.8

64.3

62.6

Open admissions

31.4

38.8

17.8

30.1

38.0

39.8

25.4

15.9

40.6

34.0

90 percent or more accepted

45.3

48.2

30.8

32.9

44.3

44.2

45.3

33.1

50.0

49.8

75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted

56.4

59.4

40.1

47.9

58.9

59.0

48.0

38.7

56.0

57.0

50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted

60.9

64.3

41.8

54.2

68.6

69.0

50.0

42.3

58.9

63.3

25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted

70.0

75.9

47.6

58.6

75.9

76.1

59.2

57.2

85.1

72.5

Less than 25.0 percent accepted

88.3

89.3

72.2

85.9

93.0

93.3

62.2

77.0

90.7

89.7

Public institutions

1996 starting cohort

51.7

54.3

36.8

42.1

59.5

—

—

35.3

—

51.3

2000 starting cohort

54.8

57.1

40.8

46.0

64.1

—

—

37.5

—

54.6

2002 starting cohort

54.9

57.4

39.4

46.3

64.7

—

—

35.7

—

55.5

2003 starting cohort

55.7

58.6

38.6

46.9

65.8

—

—

37.1

—

56.2

2004 starting cohort

56.0

58.9

38.3

47.8

66.2

—

—

37.0

—

57.2

2005 starting cohort1

56.5

59.6

38.6

48.7

67.0

67.2

49.5

37.8

55.9

57.3

Open admissions

31.7

36.9

16.9

31.4

38.6

38.9

23.1

14.6

41.6

46.0

90 percent or more accepted

44.2

47.2

29.8

31.7

41.9

41.7

51.9

31.9

52.7

49.5

75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted

55.2

57.8

40.1

46.8

58.8

58.8

54.8

37.7

52.3

56.0

50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted

60.2

63.6

41.5

53.8

68.6

69.0

46.5

40.5

55.7

60.3

25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted

62.0

69.0

42.7

51.1

67.8

68.0

53.8

53.4

62.7

56.4

Less than 25.0 percent accepted

85.0

83.8

73.1

80.8

90.9

91.1

72.0

80.8

80.8

86.3

Nonprofit institutions

1996 starting cohort

63.1

65.7

44.6

55.7

73.5

—

—

48.1

—

63.4

2000 starting cohort

64.5

67.0

45.9

59.0

75.2

—

—

50.9

—

64.5

2002 starting cohort

64.6

67.2

44.9

59.5

75.3

—

—

49.8

—

68.3

2003 starting cohort

65.1

67.7

45.0

59.4

75.9

—

—

47.6

—

69.1

2004 starting cohort

65.4

67.9

44.9

60.5

76.2

—

—

50.7

—

71.2

2005 starting cohort1

65.1

67.8

43.8

60.4

76.4

76.9

52.6

46.4

75.2

70.9

Open admissions

35.8

43.7

20.5

28.5

40.4

41.7

26.7

15.7

36.7

37.7

90 percent or more accepted

49.3

52.0

32.2

39.0

50.6

51.8

41.1

41.2

46.2

50.3

75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted

60.0

63.1

40.7

51.4

59.6

60.3

43.8

44.7

63.4

58.9

50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted

63.5

66.6

43.8

57.9

69.6

69.7

67.9

48.7

67.0

66.9

25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted

79.4

82.9

55.3

74.7

87.9

88.1

70.5

67.4

89.5

81.4

Less than 25.0 percent accepted

90.6

93.3

71.9

90.7

95.7

96.2

50.0

74.7

94.2

90.3

For-profit institutions

1996 starting cohort

28.0

33.2

19.2

24.6

28.9

—

—

23.1

—

54.0

2000 starting cohort

32.6

38.1

29.7

33.8

47.3

—

—

30.4

—

47.5

2002 starting cohort

22.0

25.5

16.3

27.5

35.5

—

—

17.1

—

12.5

2003 starting cohort

20.4

24.5

16.1

24.9

31.3

—

—

11.9

—

9.3

2004 starting cohort

28.4

35.3

21.3

28.9

38.9

—

—

19.2

—

21.7

2005 starting cohort

42.3

45.9

34.9

36.8

49.4

51.4

31.0

39.6

27.6

28.4

Completing within 6 years after start, males

All 4-year institutions

1996 starting cohort

52.0

54.8

32.8

41.3

59.5

—

—

36.2

—

55.4

2000 starting cohort

54.3

57.1

35.6

44.6

62.9

—

—

37.1

—

56.8

2002 starting cohort

54.1

57.3

34.0

44.1

64.0

—

—

35.1

—

53.9

2003 starting cohort

54.8

58.2

33.9

44.6

65.0

—

—

36.4

—

52.8

2004 starting cohort

55.5

58.8

34.2

45.6

65.7

—

—

37.5

—

58.5

2005 starting cohort1

56.3

59.5

35.2

47.5

66.3

66.6

49.0

38.9

61.3

59.2

Open admissions

30.7

38.4

15.2

26.6

36.7

37.3

32.3

15.3

36.0

34.9

90 percent or more accepted

42.9

45.8

26.5

30.5

41.3

41.2

44.7

31.5

45.2

44.1

75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted

53.4

56.4

34.5

43.9

56.3

56.4

47.7

38.6

51.0

53.0

50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted

58.0

61.3

36.9

50.6

65.8

66.0

50.9

39.2

53.5

59.2

25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted

67.4

73.9

40.0

53.6

72.2

72.4

55.7

54.1

83.6

69.3

Less than 25.0 percent accepted

86.5

87.7

68.0

82.5

91.8

92.0

66.7

78.0

88.9

88.9

Public institutions

1996 starting cohort

48.1

50.8

30.3

37.5

55.2

—

—

33.1

—

48.8

2000 starting cohort

51.3

53.8

34.1

41.1

60.0

—

—

33.6

—

52.1

2002 starting cohort

51.7

54.4

32.9

41.4

61.3

—

—

32.2

—

52.5

2003 starting cohort

52.9

55.9

32.9

42.3

62.7

—

—

34.9

—

53.3

2004 starting cohort

53.0

56.0

32.7

43.0

62.9

—

—

34.9

—

53.0

2005 starting cohort1

53.9

57.1

33.2

44.8

64.0

64.2

50.7

36.8

52.7

53.3

Open admissions

29.1

35.0

13.7

25.4

36.3

36.5

30.0

15.2

27.3

43.1

90 percent or more accepted

42.6

45.5

26.5

29.2

39.1

39.0

46.2

31.4

45.1

43.6

75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted

52.7

55.4

35.1

43.7

56.4

56.4

57.1

37.5

47.5

51.5

50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted

57.5

60.6

36.2

50.8

65.8

66.1

47.6

37.4

51.8

57.2

25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted

57.9

65.5

35.1

44.4

63.6

63.7

54.5

51.8

51.7

51.1

Less than 25.0 percent accepted

82.4

81.6

70.1

76.8

89.1

89.3

74.1

81.5

83.1

83.9

Nonprofit institutions

1996 starting cohort

60.4

63.0

38.9

52.1

71.5

—

—

46.7

—

60.9

2000 starting cohort

61.7

64.4

39.3

55.3

73.1

—

—

50.1

—

61.7

2002 starting cohort

61.9

64.8

38.6

55.4

73.8

—

—

46.6

—

65.4

2003 starting cohort

62.4

65.2

38.9

56.6

74.2

—

—

45.4

—

65.6

2004 starting cohort

63.0

65.7

39.2

57.0

74.4

—

—

49.3

—

68.2

2005 starting cohort1

62.4

65.3

38.1

57.1

74.6

75.0

49.2

42.7

73.5

67.3

Open admissions

33.6

42.1

16.6

27.6

35.2

36.4

23.5

11.2

39.4

37.0

90 percent or more accepted

44.6

47.0

25.5

36.8

47.2

47.6

44.0

28.0

40.0

44.8

75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted

55.7

59.2

33.5

46.0

56.5

57.0

41.2

45.5

57.9

55.6

50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted

60.6

63.7

40.3

53.5

66.9

66.9

65.9

45.1

62.1

61.9

25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted

78.6

82.3

48.3

73.4

86.0

86.2

58.3

62.0

88.9

79.1

Less than 25.0 percent accepted

89.6

92.9

67.4

87.8

95.1

95.4

44.4

75.4

92.1

89.7

For-profit institutions

1996 starting cohort

28.0

32.3

19.4

26.7

31.7

—

—

30.8

—

53.0

2000 starting cohort

35.5

40.2

29.8

36.2

48.4

—

—

30.3

—

46.3

2002 starting cohort

23.6

27.8

16.6

26.7

38.4

—

—

23.5

—

11.7

2003 starting cohort

22.7

26.7

16.6

25.2

33.6

—

—

16.0

—

9.3

2004 starting cohort

30.2

37.0

21.2

29.1

43.5

—

—

18.5

—

23.6

2005 starting cohort

47.7

50.7

41.2

39.4

50.6

51.5

41.4

53.6

27.7

29.4

Completing within 6 years after start, females

All 4-year institutions

1996 starting cohort

58.2

60.9

43.0

49.1

66.8

—

—

39.5

—

61.5

2000 starting cohort

60.2

62.8

46.4

52.4

70.1

—

—

42.7

—

63.1

2002 starting cohort

59.7

62.5

44.2

52.5

69.8

—

—

40.7

—

56.7

2003 starting cohort

59.5

63.0

42.7

51.8

70.5

—

—

39.7

—

53.8

2004 starting cohort

60.6

63.8

43.1

53.4

71.3

—

—

40.9

—

64.9

2005 starting cohort1

60.8

64.2

43.2

53.7

71.7

72.2

48.1

40.5

66.8

66.5

Open admissions

31.9

39.2

19.8

32.8

39.5

42.5

16.7

16.4

43.8

33.2

90 percent or more accepted

47.3

50.3

34.0

34.9

46.8

46.9

45.8

34.6

54.0

56.8

75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted

58.9

61.8

43.8

50.6

61.1

61.4

48.1

38.7

60.0

62.2

50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted

63.3

66.9

45.0

56.8

71.1

71.5

49.4

44.7

62.8

67.8

25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted

72.0

77.5

52.4

62.2

78.9

79.1

61.6

59.5

86.4

75.6

Less than 25.0 percent accepted

90.3

91.5

75.9

89.2

94.0

94.5

59.3

76.1

93.0

90.7

Public institutions

1996 starting cohort

54.7

57.4

41.0

45.7

63.5

—

—

37.0

—

54.9

2000 starting cohort

57.7

59.9

45.2

49.7

67.8

—

—

40.5

—

58.1

2002 starting cohort

57.5

59.9

43.7

50.0

67.7

—

—

38.3

—

59.0

2003 starting cohort

58.1

61.0

42.4

50.4

68.7

—

—

38.8

—

59.5

2004 starting cohort

58.5

61.4

42.1

51.4

69.2

—

—

38.5

—

62.2

2005 starting cohort1

58.8

61.9

42.2

51.7

69.7

70.0

48.6

38.6

58.7

61.9

Open admissions

34.1

38.6

19.6

36.5

41.1

41.6

0.0

14.2

52.3

49.4

90 percent or more accepted

45.7

48.7

32.2

33.7

44.7

44.5

57.1

32.3

62.1

56.9

75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted

57.2

59.9

43.3

49.1

61.0

61.1

53.1

37.8

56.0

62.1

50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted

62.5

66.1

44.9

56.1

71.1

71.6

45.8

42.8

58.9

64.0

25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted

65.2

71.8

47.8

55.8

71.4

71.7

53.3

54.6

69.6

61.2

Less than 25.0 percent accepted

88.2

87.3

76.7

84.6

92.4

92.6

69.6

80.0

73.7

89.9

Nonprofit institutions

1996 starting cohort

65.4

67.9

48.4

58.3

75.0

—

—

49.2

—

66.4

2000 starting cohort

66.7

69.1

50.4

61.7

76.7

—

—

51.5

—

67.9

2002 starting cohort

66.7

69.1

49.4

62.2

76.3

—

—

52.1

—

71.5

2003 starting cohort

67.1

69.7

49.2

61.2

77.2

—

—

49.2

—

73.0

2004 starting cohort

67.3

69.6

49.1

62.8

77.6

—

—

51.6

—

74.4

2005 starting cohort1

67.2

69.7

48.0

62.6

77.9

78.3

54.9

49.2

76.5

75.0

Open admissions

37.9

45.3

24.2

29.2

46.3

47.6

30.8

19.7

34.8

39.0

90 percent or more accepted

53.1

56.2

36.8

40.5

52.7

54.2

38.7

53.8

48.6

56.7

75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted

63.2

66.0

46.6

55.0

61.8

62.6

45.3

44.2

68.4

63.2

50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted

65.8

68.9

46.3

60.7

71.6

71.6

69.4

51.5

69.8

72.2

25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted

80.1

83.3

59.4

75.6

89.4

89.5

78.4

71.2

89.9

83.7

Less than 25.0 percent accepted

91.6

93.9

75.7

93.4

96.2

96.9

51.6

74.2

96.3

90.9

For-profit institutions

1996 starting cohort

27.9

34.5

19.0

21.9

24.9

—

—

17.3

—

55.1

2000 starting cohort

29.1

35.1

29.7

30.9

45.2

—

—

30.4

—

48.9

2002 starting cohort

20.5

23.1

16.1

28.3

31.3

—

—

12.0

—

13.0

2003 starting cohort

18.7

22.7

15.8

24.7

29.1

—

—

9.3

—

9.4

2004 starting cohort

26.8

33.4

21.3

28.7

33.3

—

—

19.6

—

20.3

2005 starting cohort

36.2

39.7

29.7

34.3

47.5

51.2

17.6

27.4

27.5

27.7

—Not available.

1 Includes data for institutions not reporting admissions data, which are not separately shown.